Kathmandu:
Independent candidate for mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Balen Shah has built up a lead of more than 15,500 over Keshav Sthapit of CPN-UML as Sirjana Singh of Nepali Congress (NC) closes the gap for second spot.
Balen Shah: 33,260
Keshav Sthapit: 17,692
Sirjana Singh: 17,579